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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| From Childhood to Adolescence | |
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| Parenthood | |
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| Concepts of Normality and Abnormality | |
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| Age- and Stage-Related Tasks | |
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| Crises of Development | |
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| The Developmental History | |
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| Typical Development | |
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| Where the Journey Begins | |
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| The Intrauterine Stages and Perinatal Period | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The First Steps | |
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| Conception: The Beginning of Life | |
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| Genetic Variation and Influence | |
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| The Genotype | |
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| The Human Genome Project | |
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| Similarities and Differences in Individuals and Groups | |
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| Progress from Conception to Birth | |
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| Summary of Prenatal Developments | |
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| Unanswered Questions | |
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| The Perinatal Period | |
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| Anticipation of the Birth | |
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| Fads and Fashions | |
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| The Birth: Labour and Delivery | |
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| The Mother and Postnatal Infant Care | |
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| Maternal Bonding Theory | |
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| Bonding to the Unborn Baby | |
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| The Competent Infant | |
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| Parenting | |
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| Siblings | |
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| Environmental Influences | |
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| Representational Models of the Infant | |
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| Typical Development | |
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| Infancy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The First Relationship | |
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| The Development of Sociability | |
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| Crying And Smiling as Social Communication | |
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| The Nature of Attachment | |
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| Internal Representations and Selfhood | |
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| Development of Self--other Awareness | |
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| Early Childhood: The Pre-School Stage | |
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| Infant Growth and Development | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| The Nervous System | |
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| The Brain Growth Spurt | |
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| The Brain and Communication | |
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| Biological Basis of Personality | |
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| Sleeping Patterns | |
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| Feeding Behaviour | |
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| Perceptual, Motor and Language Development | |
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| Perceptual Development | |
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| Vision and Fine Movement | |
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| Motor Development | |
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| The Proactive Brain | |
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| Speech and Language Development | |
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| Typical Development | |
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| Adaptation and Learning | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Adjustment and Adaptation | |
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| Cultural Influences | |
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| The Family Environment | |
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| Childcare Practices | |
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| Maternal Privation and Deprivation | |
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| The Father's Role | |
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| Divorce | |
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| Adoption | |
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| Surrogate Parenting | |
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| Learning Theory | |
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| Models of Learning | |
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| The Adaptive Role of Fear | |
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| Generalized Anxiety | |
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| Early Childhood: The Pre-School Stage: Socialization and Cognitive Development | |
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| Socialization and Self-Control | |
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| Learning and Identification: Social and Moral Awareness | |
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| Social Cognition | |
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| Social Compliance | |
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| The Development of Aggressive Behaviour | |
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| Sex-Role (Gender) Identity | |
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| Socializing Tasks | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Play | |
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| Theory of Mind | |
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| Middle and Late Childhood:The School-Going Child | |
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| Developing a New Individuality | |
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| Rules and Values | |
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| Expectations of Parents | |
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| Social Skills and Friendships | |
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| Exchange Theory | |
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| Siblings: The Longest Lasting Relationship | |
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| Adolescence: Leaving Childhood Behind | |
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| The Changes of Puberty | |
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| The End of Childhood | |
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| Adolescent Sexuality | |
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| Identity and Self-Image | |
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| The Ending of Puberty | |
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| Atypical Development: The Hazardous Route | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Issues Of Assessment, Definition and Measurement | |
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| The Journey Begins Again: Prenatal Influences | |
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| Genetic Influences: Inherited Abnormalities | |
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| Chromosomal Abnormalities | |
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| Genetic Accidents | |
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| Patterns of Genetic Transmission | |
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| Prenatal, Antenatal and Neonatal Screening | |
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| Behavioural Genetics | |
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| Neuropsychological Causation | |
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| The Perilous First Journey: The Inhospitable Environment | |
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| Maternal Stress and Inherited Abnormalities | |
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| Biological Adversity | |
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| Teratogens | |
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| The Hazardous Perinatal Period: The Atypical Route | |
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| The Apgar Test | |
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| Survival Repertoires | |
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| Birth Complications | |
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| Prematurity | |
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| Birth Trauma | |
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| Anoxia | |
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| Parental Attachment to Atypical Infants | |
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| Early Childhood: Atypical Physical, Sensory and Motor Development | |
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| Physical Disorders and Disabilities | |
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| Congenital Physical Anomalies | |
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| Abnormalities of Haemoglobin | |
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| Impairments of Vision | |
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| Impairments of Hearing | |
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| Motor Impairments | |
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| Impairments of Speech and Language | |
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| Executive Functions of the Brain | |
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